We Are Fundamentally Confused About Our Identity

About this episode

The episode explores the core human confusions surrounding identity and self-perception.

One of the core human confusions is that of identity: we believe we are something we are not, we believe we are separate from the world around us, and we believe that we live in the head somewhere. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 20/5 episode, Your Psychology = Your Life (#145) , originally published in 2024. All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e Explore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

People in this episode

Host: Ross Edwards

Topics covered

• identity
• human confusion
• self-perception
• psychology
• existentialism

Keywords

• identity
• confusion
• psychology
• self-improvement
• existence

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Your Psychology = Your Life

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